See how to behave and what to keep in your car
First aid kit, fire extinguisher, reflective vest, multitool - you should transport this equipment in the car. You also need to know how to behave in the event of an accident. Read and learn how to help injured people and how to secure a car.
Only last year there were 31 thousand. 674 road accidents - according to data from the National Police Headquarters. 37,000 were injured 359 people, of which 10,000 963 were seriously injured and 2,000 862 were killed.
The Act on State Emergency Medical Services is obliged to provide first aid. According to art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code, failure to take any action to save the life of the victim may result in deprivation of liberty for up to three years. Remember that the first minutes are the most important. It may take more than half an hour before the ambulance arrives.
The exact location should be provided to the emergency ambulance officer. Sometimes this can be a problem when, for example, an accident occurred on the road between two little-known villages. That's why it's good to have navigation in your car that will quickly determine our location. If you do not have navigation or GPS on your phone, get out of the car and check the number on the roadside post (picket), which indicates the place on the road by entering the distance from its beginning.
